BC Games Athletes
Look out Rossland, BC, the Cariboo Ski Touring Club has three athletes bound for the BC Winter Games in Biathlon and they are prepared to dominate. Get to know our athletes so you can watch their results and cheer them on from Quesnel while they compete with skiers from around the province. Each has spent most of their lives training for the sport they love and they are ready to race to victory and show the province what they can do!
Roan Davison
When Roan Davison started skiing at aged three, he didn’t imagine he would be racing at the BC Winter Games and skiing at provincial camps and competitions one day.
Roan is part of the provincial XC Talent Squad Team that feeds into the Development and BC Team and this year’s ski goal was to make the cut for the BC Winter Games. He did that easily when he came in first for Biathlon and then in the Zone 8 XC trials race he came in second, but he chose Biathlon so he could go to the Winter Games with his buddy, Max.
Roan’s best ski memory was skiing with Max on the Out and Back one day when the conditions were exceptional. He described a perfect day that was not too cold or too warm and the snow was gleaming and twinkling in the sunlight beaming across the meadow.
Roan’s favorite thing about racing is how fast he can push himself against his friends from the other ski clubs that he races against. He is looking forward to attending the Games with his teammates and new friends from clubs around the province.
After any race or hard training day, Roan’s favorite recovery is drinking chocolate milk and relaxing with a snack. And while reflecting, Roan wanted to express his appreciation for his coaches (including his mom), the groomers, the lodge hot chocolate and soup, his teammates in Biathlon and XC Race Team, the rides he gets from his mom and the Kovaches, and all of the people at the Cariboo Ski Touring Club who do what they do so that he can have great ski days and great races!
Keirstyn Bohme
Keirstyn Bohme qualified for the BC Winter Games in both cross country and Biathlon but her skiing love is definitely shooting and so she is heading to the BC Winter Games for Biathlon with her teammates. She started skiing when she was three years old and hasn’t looked back.
Keirstyn is training at Hallis Lake all winter with her Biathlon and XC teammates and in dryland training the rest of the year. She has been striving all season to improve her 15k consistency which means a lot of hard work like her least favorite training days which are hill repeats.
Keirstyn described her best ski day ever when the temperature is cool but sunny with good conditions and she particularly likes how she feels after a strong 15k ski. Her challenging ski days are hard races where she needs to dig deep and push through.
One of her favorite ski adventures is when she was skiing one day and realized she was being tracked by a coyote for a couple kilometers.
Keirstyn is looking forward to this year’s Games and is especially excited about the excursions with her Zone 8 teammates.
Max Kovach
Max Kovach is a biathlete heading to the BC Winter Games this year. He started skiing when he was three and used to go on ski adventures with his family. He remembers when he was younger and on a ski trip to Nipika in the Rockies. He and his brother were bundled up with a blanket in a Chariot being pulled by their dad. While skiing down a big hill, their dad crashed at the bottom and both boys were ejected into a snowbank!
Max loves being outside skate skiing up and down hills. But what he likes least about training in his sport is hill repeats and double poling sessions.
Max has been training with Biathlon and XC Race Team for many years and is always working on improving his technique and this year he is focused on improving his hip flexion.
But aside from all the work, Max’s very best ski days ever are when he is skiing with his buddy, Roan. Especially when they ski the Out and Back trail two days after it has been groomed so that it’s tightly packed and there are fresh tracks.
But after any big ski or hard race, Max’s very favorite part is eating! He can look forward to good food at the BC Winter Games where he is also excited to meet new people and join the social activities the Games provides.
Max said he is most appreciative of his time skiing at Hallis Lake with his team and his coaches.